Texas A&M's industrial distribution program develops men and women for (a) sales engineering, sales
management, logistics and warehouse/inventory management, consulting, manufacturer/distributor
branch management, purchasing and mid-management positions with manufacturers who sell through
distributors; and (b) with wholesale distributors who purchase, warehouse, sell, distribute and service a
wide variety of industrial products. View our full description
Industry segments include automation solutions, general line, building materials, chemical and petrochemical, electrical, electronics, ERP software, semiconductor, fluid power, metals, plastics, plumbing, safety equipment, specialty tools, and welding.
The day-to-day challenges faced by the industrial distributor or the manufacturer's representative
require the person to be a professional with many capabilities. To fulfill this demand, the curriculum
provides for study in applied engineering, business, communications, informational technology,
leadership, and human relations.
This knowledge is applicable to the graduate in relationships with
executives, managers, engineers, scientists and craftsmen while assisting them in their manufacturing,
plant maintenance or construction operations. The industrial distribution graduate assists them by direct
application of operations, business, product knowledge and system solutions.
Essentially the industrial distribution graduate becomes a special assistant in the other person's business — a challenging and rewarding profession.
The industrial distribution program at Texas A&M is one of the oldest, largest — in terms of student
enrollment and faculty size — programs in the country and is ranked No. one by industry and
academia in the United States.
Graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial distribution.
For those interested in advanced study the program also offers the first online executive master's degree in the country. Those graduates receive a Master of Industrial Distribution degree.
The industrial distribution program has been widely acknowledged by industry and academia as the leading developer of well-rounded business/engineering leaders of the future.
